There are 4 ways to get from America to Tortuguero by train, plane, bus, or shuttle
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bus
best- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AMS - SJO
- Take the bus from San José to Tortuguerobus
20h 23m$670–1,149Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Limón International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane AMS - LIO
- Take a shuttle bus from Limon Airport to Manzanillo
- Take a shuttle bus from Cahuita to Tortuguero
35h 52m$656–1,986Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bus
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DUS - SJO
- Take the bus from San José to Tortuguerobus
25h 4m$660–1,434Train to Frankfurt, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bus
- Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FRA - SJO
- Take the bus from San José to Tortuguerobus
22h 18m$681–1,739
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from America to Tortuguero is to train and fly and Bus which costs $650 - $1,200 and takes 20h 23m.
The fastest way to get from America to Tortuguero is to train and fly and Bus which takes 20h 23m and costs $650 - $1,200.
The distance between America and Tortuguero is 9387 km.
It takes approximately 20h 23m to get from America to Tortuguero, including transfers.
Tortuguero is 8h behind America. It is currently 7:52 PM in America and 11:52 AM in Tortuguero.
There are 93+ hotels available in Tortuguero.
What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Tortuguero, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from America to Tortuguero. However, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Schiphol Airport Train Station, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto - San José Lateral, take the bus to Terminal TUASA, walk to San José, then take the bus to Tortuguero. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Venlo, take the train to Düsseldorf Hbf, take the train to D-Flughafen Terminal S, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto - San José Lateral, take the bus to Terminal TUASA, walk to San José, then take the bus to Tortuguero.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Limón International Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Limón International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Limón International Airport via London Heathrow, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–750
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–750
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–16
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +506 2221 7878 / 2221 7373
- [email protected]
- Website
- jungletomsafaris.com
Bus from San José to Tortuguero
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75
- Website
- https://www.jungletomsafaris.com/
Bus from San José to Tortuguero
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75
- Website
- https://www.jungletomsafaris.com/
Bus from San José to Tortuguero
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75
- Website
- https://www.jungletomsafaris.com/
Shuttle from Cahuita to Tortuguero
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $75
- Website
- https://www.jungletomsafaris.com/
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Shuttle from Limon Airport to Manzanillo
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
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